Right now we have the typical spring storms blowing through. They bring 20 – 30 knot winds and warmer temperatures. It has to get worse before it gets better.

Two days ago I stopped at the Pole on my way to work. I thought I should try to take some shots for a panorama in these conditions. I knew it would be challenging to stitch the pictures together, since everything around is pretty much white. Sure enough, I had to go through a mostly manual process and the result is not perfect, but I think it is good enough to post it here.

Conditions can get a lot worse than this. Sometimes the visibility is down to a few meters. A panorama in whiteout conditions like that would just look like the inside of a ping pong ball.

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Tags: Antarctica, panorama, South Pole.